Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 19	EDUCATION
PART 1	TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
CHAPTER 22	STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER M	TEXAS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM
RULE §22.257	Satisfactory Academic Progress

(a) Eligibility at End of Initial Year Award. Students who complete their first year receiving a grant in compliance with their institutions' financial aid academic progress requirements are eligible to receive continuation awards in the following year if they meet the other requirements listed in §22.256 of this subchapter (relating to Eligible Students).

(b) Eligibility at End of a Continuation Award. Students shall, unless granted a hardship provision in accordance with §22.259 of this subchapter (relating to Hardship Provisions), as of the end of an academic year in which the student receives a continuation award:

(1) complete at least 75% of the semester credit hours or their equivalent attempted in the student's most recent academic year; and

(2) maintain an overall cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a four-point scale or its equivalent.

(c) The calculation of a student's GPA is to be completed in accordance with Subchapter A of this chapter (relating to General Provisions).

(d) The completion rate calculations may be made in keeping with institutional policies.

Source Note: The provisions of this §22.257 adopted to be effective August 3, 2020, 45 TexReg 5342; amended to be effective February 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 686